DECEMBER & JANUARY EVENTS AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, GREENWICH
December 2015 | January 2016
A full programme of events for children and adult visitors to the historic Greenwich National Maritime Museum. The Queen’s House is closed for refurbishment until 4 July 2016. For Royal Observatory Greenwich, Peter Harrison Planetarium and Cutty Sark events, please contact the Royal Museums Greenwich Press Office on 020 8312 6789/6545/6790
Highlights include:
• Attend the Samuel Pepys ‘Book Slam’ special and hear from author, Will Self; comedian, Felicity Ward; and many more for an evening celebrating the great man himself
• Celebrate Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution with a walking tour to learn more about the man himself and the city in which he lived
• Learn about how the Stuarts celebrated Christmas and make your own scented decoration
EXHIBITIONS AND GALLERIES
Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution
Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution is the largest ever exhibition about the famous diarist with 200 objects from national and international museums, galleries and private collections. Pepys, one of the most colourful characters of the 17th-century, witnessed many of the great events that shaped Stuart Britain, bringing them brilliantly to life in his famous and candid diary. He lived through a time of turmoil which saw kings fighting for their crowns, and medieval London transformed into a world city following the devastation of the plague and the Great Fire. He was a naval mastermind, a gossip and socialite. He fought for survival on the operating table and in the cut-throat world of public life and politics, successfully navigating his way to wealth and status until his luck, intimately entwined with the King’s fortunes, finally ran out.
Dates: Until 28 March 2016
Times: 10.00-17.00
Venue: National Maritime Museum, London
Admission: £12 adult | £10 concession | £6 child
WALKING TOURS
The Dreadful Visitation: Pepys’s City and the Great Plague
Explore the London of Samuel Pepys’s era and discover how 17th-century Londoners dealt with disease, death and burial. Afterwards, join Museum of London Archaeology’s Human Osteologist, Don Walker, as he reveals what archaeology has uncovered about the plague and the lives of the people it claimed.
Dates: 4 December 2015
Times: 11.00-13.30
Venue: Locations confirmed on booking
Age: Adults
Admission: £15 adult | £12 members
The Other Stuart London
Join author and historian, S.I. Martin, for a tour of the City of London and discover the intriguing stories of Samuel Pepys’s ethnically diverse acquaintances, from young runaways and seamen to African nobles.
Dates: 12 December 2015
Times: 14.00-15.00
Venue: Location confirmed on booking
Age: Adults
Admission: £10 adult | £8 members
MARITIME LECTURE SERIES
Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution
To accompany the exhibition Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution, join us for a special lecture series in which experts shed light on a range of topics surrounding Pepys, from mapmaking and beauty spots to what influenced him to keep a diary.
Dates: 29 October – 3 December 2015
Times: 11.00-13.00
Venue: Lecture Theatre, National Maritime Museum
Age: Adult
Admission: £8 adult | £6 members (per lecture)
Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire & Revolution
Exhibition curators, Dr Robert Blyth and Kristian Martin, share the stories of one of the most colourful and appealing characters of the 17th-century and witness to the great events that shaped Stuart Britain, brilliantly brought to life in his famous diary.
Dates: 3 December 2015
ADULT EVENTS
Book Slam
Book Slam, London’s leading literary nightclub, has an unrivalled reputation for hosting varied bills of the most exciting literary and musical voices around, and this Samuel Pepys Book Slam special is no exception. Bringing together Will Self, who will be reading a specially commissioned piece in the spirit of Pepys; Chaps Choir; comedian, Felicity Ward; and many more for an evening of word, song and the odd joke promises to bring the great diarist to life for a new generation.
Dates: 29 January 2016
Times: 18.30-22.00
Venue: National Maritime Museum
Age: Adults
Admission: £6 adult (event only) | £12 adult (event and exhibition entry)
Writing Alternate History
Take part in a tour of Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution and then join author, Jonathan Barnes, for a creative writing workshop and take inspiration from your experiences of the exhibition.
Dates: 31 January 2016
Times: 10.00-17.00
Venue: Seminar Room, National Maritime Museum
Age: Adult
Admission: £50 adult | £40 members (prices include admission to the exhibition)